Magic in Popular Narratives

Magic in Popular Narratives

The book deals with manifestations and relics of magical thinking in narrative folklore of Cieszyn Silesia (Teschen Silesia, Tìsínské Slezsko). The author focuses on the cognitive dimension of socially shared narratives and demonstrates how they re-produce the magical picture of the world. He red...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pytalski, Jan (-)
Other Authors: Kajfosz, Jan
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bern Peter Lang International Academic Publishing Group 2021
Frankfurt a.M. : 2021.
Series:Modernity in Question
Subjects:
Religion & beliefs
Philosophy
Poland.
categorization
cognitive anthropology
folklore
Kajfosz
Magia
Magic
magical thinking
myth
Narracji
Narratives
Popular
Potocznej
Slaskiego
Teschen Silesia
Uniwersytetu
Wydawnictwo
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009676288906719
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Summary:The book deals with manifestations and relics of magical thinking in narrative folklore of Cieszyn Silesia (Teschen Silesia, Tìsínské Slezsko). The author focuses on the cognitive dimension of socially shared narratives and demonstrates how they re-produce the magical picture of the world. He redefines the cognitivist concept of categorization.
Physical Description:1 online resource (220 pages)
ISBN:9783631840955
9783631840504

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